BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast How to make a garden that excites all your senses, with Arit Anderson
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Jul 24, 2025 Arit Anderson, a renowned garden designer and TV presenter, shares her insights on making gardens that captivate all five senses. She discusses the magic of sensory-rich designs, encouraging listeners to consider sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. Arit highlights the benefits of incorporating edible plants and the role of beautiful soundscapes, like flowing water and birdsong, in enhancing the garden experience. She emphasizes how gardens can evoke childhood memories and promote well-being, making them not just spaces of beauty, but therapeutic havens.
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Engage All Six Senses
- Engaging all senses, including a sixth sense of intuition, creates a deep connection with a garden's micro-environment.
- Gardens stimulate navigation and a sense of place through sight, smell, sound, touch, taste, and an undefinable feeling.
Create Visual Layers
- Design gardens with layers: foreground, mid-ground, and background to guide the eye naturally.
- Use raised beds or containers to prevent the eye from settling on empty spaces like plain lawns.
Incorporate Taste in Gardens
- Incorporate edible plants beyond vegetables, such as herbs and fruiting shrubs, to add taste to your garden.
- Consider plants that provide food for animals to enhance the garden's ecosystem and sensory richness.